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Primary Airborne Course & SF-10A Qualification CourseLocation: Dunnellon Airport, X35, Dunnellon, FL
[email protected]
Course Starts: 0730 21 October 2024,
Course Ends: 1200, 27 October 2024 ,
Sunday, 27 October 2024 is a Weather Day and for Straphangers.
This Primary Airborne Training course is designed for those who have not jumped before or who have not jumped a “Steerable Round Parachute" within the past 10 years. It will qualify the student on the SF-10 Canopy. The SF-10A canopy is the U.S. Army's newest steerable parachute for low-level assault. It is the canopy in the new MC-6 Parachute System.
This course includes,
• Primary Airborne Training for 1st Jump Students, (No Night Jumps)
• SF-10A Qualification and Packing Instruction on the MC-1/SF-10A parachute system,
• 5 Jumps, 2 from a Cessna 180, (Two Jumpers, Single Tapout ) & 3 from the C-47 or CASA, 2 Slick,
All jumps will be from 1500-2,500 feet, unless there is a weather problem.
The minimum jump altitude is 1,250 feet.
Items provided:
• NPTC's Primary Airborne Training manual (yours to keep)
• Main, SF10A
• Reserve, T-10R, SLCP MIRPS.
• A 6 inch Hook Knife (yours to keep)
• Equipment Bag for Last Jump.
• Lunch, catered on the DZ, Tue-Sat.
• Certificate of Accomplishment
• "Jump into History" certificate
• For Military members, we will prepare a DA-1306 for each Jump.
• X35s distinctive Parachutist wings
Cost: $1095.US,
Your slot will be reserved when you make a non-refundable $200 deposit by 15AUG2024.
The balance of $895.00 is due by 01OCT2024.
30 slots for the course
16 already SOLD.
If you want to hold a Slot in the Course let us know and we'll send you a PayPal invoice for the $200.
The first 30 deposits are guaranteed a Slot & 5 Jumps.
“Refresher Student”
Cost: $500 US.
Your slot will be reserved when you make a non-refundable $200 deposit by 15AUG24, and pay in full, the balance of $400.00 by 01OCT2024.
A “Refresher Student” is defined as a jumper who has jumped a "Steerable Round Canopy" within the past 10 years. If you have not jumped a "Steerable Round Canopy" within 10 years you will need to take the Primary Airborne Course.
“Refresher Students” must participate in the Primary Airborne Course from Tuesday through Thursday. They will make 2 jumps from the Cessna-180, one on Wednesday and one on Thursday. At that time, they will be considered “Straphangers”. And, they may participate with the other Straphangers in the larger aircraft jumps at the usual rate of 90.00/jump.
Packers will be on-site to pack your parachute should you choose not to. The cost is $25. You may keep the parachute equipment you are issued for the rest of the week at no additional charge other than Packing, if you desire.
This class does not include instruction on packing the parachute.
"Straphanger"
A "Straphanger" is defined as a jumper who has jumped a "Steerable Round Canopy" within the past 24 months. If you have not jumped a "Steerable Round Canopy" within the past 24 months, you will need to take a "Refresher".
If you have not jumped a "Steerable Round Canopy" within 10 years you will need to take the Primary Airborne Course.
We would be pleased to have "Straphanger" join us to jump the C-47 / CASA, or other which will be available from Friday through Sunday .
There is a mandatory Straphanger briefing at 0700 Friday and Saturday mornings.
Straphanger Jumps from the Cessna-180 are $35 .
Jumps from the Large Aircraft (C-47, CASA, or other) are as follows;
3 Jumps $280.00 total( includes reserve
To reserve one or more Straphanger Slots, advise us what you would like and we will send you a PayPal Invoice for a $280.00 deposit that will hold up to 3 slots in the C-47 / CASA
As deposits are received, we are Slotting Straphangers into their preferred Chalk.
We expect to have 5 Straphanger Chalks on Friday and Saturday morning, 5 Straphanger Chalks on Friday and Saturday afternoon with 1 Sunday.
Our parachute inventory continues to increase, we have 80 SF-10A canopies on MC1-1D harnesses and 9 complete MC1-1Ds.
They are available for Rent at $25 per day. Riggers are available to pack it for you at $25 per Pack Job. There is no charge for a Reserve, if you rent a Main. The Parachutes will be issued packed.
You may jump them and repack them as many times as you desire, but they must be returned packed by our riggers after your last jump.
If you do not have the time or desire to repack them, you can purchase a Packing Card for $25.
Camping is NOT permitted at Marion County Airport
Dunnellon has hotels and motels 5 miles from the DZ. Most notably, Dinner Belle Motel, , Comfort Suites. There are also many nice B&B's in the area
In Ocala, 15 miles from the airport, are all the chain motels, Holiday Inn, Hilton, Ramada, etc. and some Camp Ground/RV sites.
We will cater lunch Monday through Saturday. For those who want to eat and are not enrolled in the course there will be a $5/Day charge.
The best airport for prices, number of flights and drive time to Dunnellon, is Orlando, MCO. It is about 90 miles and a 90 minute drive. There are plenty of rental cars.
Please do not hesitate to contact us, if you have any questions on this operation.
[email protected]
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Dunnellon/Marion County Airport, 15098 SW 111th St, Dunnellon, FL 34432-4732, United States,Dunnellon, Florida
